1996 CIAU University Cup
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{short description|Canadian hockey tournament}}
{{Infobox hockey tournament season
| title = 1996 CIAU University Cup
| image =
| venues = Maple Leaf Gardens &
Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario
| winners = Acadia Axemen
| count = 2
| second = Waterloo Warriors
| third =
| fourth =
| dates = March 9–10
| games = 3
| num_teams = 4
| attendance =
| award_title = MVP
| award = Greg Clancy (Acadia)
| prev_season = 1995
| next_season = 1997
}}
The 1996 CIAU Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (34th annual) was held at the Maple Leaf Gardens and Varsity Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Varsity Blues served as tournament host.
Road to the Cup
=[[AUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1996|AUAA playoffs]]=
{{#invoke:bracket|8TeamBracket
| sets=3
| RD1-group1=Kelly Division
| RD1-group2=MacAdam Division
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Championship
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Acadia
| RD1-score1-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=10
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2= Saint Mary’s
| RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-score2-2=2
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=St. Francis Xavier
| RD1-score3-1=1
| RD1-score3-2=3
| RD1-score3-3=—
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=Dalhousie
| RD1-score4-1=2
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score4-3=—
| RD1-seed5=1
| RD1-team5=St. Thomas
| RD1-score5-1=2
| RD1-score5-2=7
| RD1-score5-3=1
| RD1-seed6=4
| RD1-team6=Moncton
| RD1-score6-1=3
| RD1-score6-2=3
| RD1-score6-3=5
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=New Brunswick
| RD1-score7-1=1
| RD1-score7-2=9
| RD1-score7-3=0
| RD1-seed8=3
| RD1-team8=Prince Edward Island
| RD1-score8-1=8
| RD1-score8-2=5
| RD1-score8-3=1
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Acadia
| RD2-score1-1=7
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score1-3=3
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Dalhousie
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=5
| RD2-score2-3=2
| RD2-seed3=4
| RD2-team3=Moncton
| RD2-score3-1=6
| RD2-score3-2=2
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Prince Edward Island
| RD2-score4-1=8
| RD2-score4-2=3
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD3-seed1=K1
| RD3-team1=Acadia
| RD3-score1-1=7
| RD3-score1-2=3
| RD3-score1-3=7
| RD3-seed2=M3
| RD3-team2=Prince Edward Island
| RD3-score2-1=6
| RD3-score2-2=4
| RD3-score2-3=6
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[OUAA men's ice hockey tournament#1996|OUAA playoffs]]=
{{12TeamBracket
| sets=1/3/1/1
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Division Semifinals
| RD2=Division Finals
| RD3=Queen's Cup Semifinals
| RD4=Queen's Cup Final
| RD2-group1 = East
| RD2-group2 = West
| RD1-seed1=FE2
| RD1-team1=McGill
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=FE3
| RD1-team2=Ottawa
| RD1-score2=5
| RD1-seed3=ME2
| RD1-team3=Toronto
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=ME3
| RD1-team4=Royal Military College
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=MW2
| RD1-team5=York
| RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6=MW3
| RD1-team6=Brock
| RD1-score6=4*
| RD1-seed7=FW2
| RD1-team7=Western Ontario
| RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8=FW3
| RD1-team8=Windsor
| RD1-score8=5**
| RD2-seed1=FE1
| RD2-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD2-score1-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=4**
| RD2-seed2=FE3
| RD2-team2=Ottawa
| RD2-score2-1=5
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=3
| RD2-seed3=ME1
| RD2-team3=Guelph
| RD2-score3-1=6
| RD2-score3-2=2
| RD2-score3-3=5
| RD2-seed4=ME2
| RD2-team4=Toronto
| RD2-score4-1=0
| RD2-score4-2=3**
| RD2-score4-3=3
| RD2-seed5=MW1
| RD2-team5=Laurentian
| RD2-score5-1=8
| RD2-score5-2=5
| RD2-score5-3=—
| RD2-seed6=MW3
| RD2-team6=Brock
| RD2-score6-1=4
| RD2-score6-2=2
| RD2-score6-3=—
| RD2-seed7=FW1
| RD2-team7=Waterloo
| RD2-score7-1=6
| RD2-score7-2=4
| RD2-score7-3=—
| RD2-seed8=FW3
| RD2-team8=Windsor
| RD2-score8-1=4
| RD2-score8-2=1
| RD2-score8-3=—
| RD3-seed1=FE1
| RD3-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2=ME1
| RD3-team2=Guelph
| RD3-score2=2
| RD3-seed3=MW1
| RD3-team3=Laurentian
| RD3-score3=1
| RD3-seed4=FW1
| RD3-team4=Waterloo
| RD3-score4=4
| RD4-seed1=FE1
| RD4-team1=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD4-score1=1
| RD4-seed2=FW1
| RD4-team2=Waterloo
| RD4-score2=5
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=[[Canada West men's ice hockey tournament#1996|Canada West playoffs]]=
{{6TeamBracket
| legs=3
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Division Semifinal
| RD2=Division Final
| RD3=Championship
| RD1-seed1=G2
| RD1-team1=Regina
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=7
| RD1-score1-3=4
| RD1-seed2=G3
| RD1-team2=Saskatchewan
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=8*
| RD1-score2-3=2
| RD1-seed3=M2
| RD1-team3=Alberta
| RD1-score3-1=5
| RD1-score3-2=8
| RD1-score3-3=?
| RD1-seed4=M3
| RD1-team4=Lethbridge
| RD1-score4-1=6*
| RD1-score4-2=2
| RD1-score4-3=?
| RD2-seed1=G1
| RD2-team1=Manitoba
| RD2-score1-1=3
| RD2-score1-2=8
| RD2-score1-3=1
| RD2-seed2=G2
| RD2-team2=Regina
| RD2-score2-1=7
| RD2-score2-2=2
| RD2-score2-3=3
| RD2-seed3=M1
| RD2-team3=Calgary
| RD2-score3-1=5
| RD2-score3-2=2
| RD2-score3-3=—
| RD2-seed4=M2
| RD2-team4=Alberta
| RD2-score4-1=3
| RD2-score4-2=0
| RD2-score4-3=—
| RD3-seed1=G2
| RD3-team1=Regina
| RD3-score1-1=5
| RD3-score1-2=3
| RD3-score1-3=—
| RD3-seed2=M1
| RD3-team2=Calgary
| RD3-score2-1=7
| RD3-score2-2=4**
| RD3-score2-3=—
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
University Cup
The bracket matches rotated so that the Atlantic entry played the Quebec entry while the Ontario entry played the Western entry in the semifinals. All rounds were single elimination.
The semifinals were held at the Varsity Arena while the championship took place at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width=900 |
| style="background:#efefef; text-align:center"
!style="text=align:left" width=35% |Team !style="text=align:left" width=30% |Qualification !style="text=align:left" width=15% |Record !style="text=align:left" width=10% |Appearance !style="text=align:left" width=10% |Last |
| style="text=align:center"
|style="text=align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Acadia Axemen|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Acadia Axemen ice hockey |style="text=align:left"|Atlantic: AUAA Champion |style="text=align:center"|25–8–1 |style="text=align:center"|4th |style="text=align:center"|1994 |
| style="text=align:center"
|style="text=align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Calgary Dinos|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Calgary Dinos men's ice hockey |style="text=align:left"|West: Canada West Champion |style="text=align:center"|22–9–1 |style="text=align:center"|9th |style="text=align:center"|1995 |
| style="text=align:center"
|style="text=align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UQTR Patriotes|color=#FFFFFF}};" | UQTR Patriotes men's ice hockey |style="text=align:left"|Quebec: OUAA Runner-up |style="text=align:center"|23–7–0 |style="text=align:center"|7th |style="text=align:center"|1992 |
| style="text=align:center"
|style="text=align:left; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Waterloo Warriors|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Waterloo Warriors men's ice hockey |style="text=align:left"|Ontario: OUAA Champion |style="text=align:center"|25–5–0 |style="text=align:center"|3rd |style="text=align:center"|1991 |
=Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket
| boldwinner=high
| RD1=Semifinals
March 9
| RD2=Championship
March 10
| RD1-seed1=A
| RD1-team1=Acadia
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=Q
| RD1-team2=Quebec–Trois-Rivières
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=O
| RD1-team3=Waterloo
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=W
| RD1-team4=Calgary
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=A
| RD2-team1=Acadia
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=Q
| RD2-team2=Waterloo
| RD2-score2=2
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s){{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/hockey/m/history|title=History|publisher=U Sports |access-date=March 13, 2018}}
Championship final
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| date = March 10, 1996
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| team1 = Acadia Axemen
| team2 = Waterloo Warriors
| score = 3–2
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| stadium = Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
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References
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{{CIS men's ice hockey}}
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